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Google, on the other hand, finds many occurrences of the string "Tomerania", but they all appear to result from OCR errors for the word "Pomerania": this seems to offer some indirect support for Adams's emendation of the title. | |||
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Revision as of 09:26, 18 June 2010
Historical Records
Hill's list
Hill's list is reproduced and discussed here. The forty-seventh item on it is:
- The Tragedy of Tomerania
Theatrical Provenance
Unknown
Probable Genre(s)
Tragedy
Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues
None known
References to the Play
None known
Critical Commentary
"Tomerania" is not a word that seems to make any sense. J. Q. Adams, discussing Hill's list, suggests textual corruption. He proposes instead the reading "Pomerania". As Adams observes: "the play may have dealt with the devastation of that unfortunate province in the Thirty Years' War". As an alternative interpretation, he suggests "Tamercam", a form of the name Tamburlaine (Adams, 97-8). Bentley (5.1421) reports Adams's two suggestions without enthusiasm for either.
For What It's Worth
EEBO-TCP can offer no obvious help at the time of writing.
Google, on the other hand, finds many occurrences of the string "Tomerania", but they all appear to result from OCR errors for the word "Pomerania": this seems to offer some indirect support for Adams's emendation of the title.
Works Cited
- Shaw, Catherine M. Richard Brome. Boston: Twayne, 1980.
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